Atoll cooking of fish, coconut and pandanus, with te kaokioki (toddy) from the coconut flower. Few foods can grow in the poor soil.
Specialties
- Te Kaokioki
- Palu Sami
History
I-Kiribati people lived on tiny coral islands and relied on fish, coconut and giant swamp taro (babai).
Ingredients
- Fish
- Coconut
- Pandanus
- Breadfruit
- Giant swamp taro
- Toddy
How it's made
- Catch fish from the reef
- Grate coconut and extract milk
- Cook babai (taro) in an earth oven
- Serve with fish
Photos: ingredients, making & serving
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What Kiribati drinks
Toddy (kamaimai), coconut water, coffee
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